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Farmer François - Le stand de légumes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Feast your eyes on some of the finest organic produce Quebec has to offer! Farmer François shows us all the best of November’s fruits and vegetables — from the staples, like apples, potatoes, and garlic, to the less usual offerings, like black eggplant and kohlrabi.

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

La nouvelle loi du travail provoque des remous politiques sur toute la France. François Hollande, bien qu'il ait réussi à promulguer cette loi en ayant recours à l'Article 49-3 de la Constution, n'a pas encore gagné la bataille. Il va falloir attendre la rentrée pour voir ce qui va se passer.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Les relations entre la France et le Québec sont très complexes et parfois tumultueuses. Tant et si bien que les politiciens font preuve de grande prudence dans la plupart de leur propos surtout en ce qui concerne la souveraineté. La politique de "non ingérence, non interférence" qui fût adoptée pendant une trentaine d'années fût abandonnée par Sarkozy mais reprise par François Hollande.

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Midi en France - En balade à Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Hélène is an expert on the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a favorite of French heads of state from Francis I to Napoleon III. Come explore this magnificent green space with her.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Alors parce que François Premier a voulu tracer de magnifiques allées
Caption 36 [en]: So because Francis the First wanted to mark out magnificent paths

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Midi en France - En balade à Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Learn the fascinating history of Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, which was once the place of residence of Louis XIV until he left for Versailles. Later, the town experienced another revival with the arrival of the railway in the nineteenth century.

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Caption 16 [fr]: avec François Premier et... alors surtout Louis Quatorze
Caption 16 [en]: with Francis the First and... then especially Louis the Fourteenth,

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In 1983, the murder of an Algerian immigrant on a train galvanized a massive anti-racism protest that led to significant government reforms. But racism remains a serious problem in France to this day.

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Caption 32 [fr]: François Mitterrand leur annonce :
Caption 32 [en]: François Mitterrand announces to them:

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Amal et Caroline - Pourquoi tu n'es pas venue à mon anniversaire ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

"Sarah" and "Marguerite" (aka Amal and Caroline) have a falling out. It starts with Sarah missing Marguerite's birthday party and escalates from there.

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Caption 16 [fr]: T'avais François.
Caption 16 [en]: You had François.

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Lionel & Lahlou - La grève

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Paris, Lionel talks to Lahlou about the ordeal of getting to and from work during the recent pension reform strikes. With ten out of fourteen subway lines closed, Lahlou's commute can take upwards of three hours.

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Caption 69 [fr]: je crois que c'est Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.
Caption 69 [en]: I think it's Bibliothèque François Mitterrand [station].

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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In the final segment of Alain Etoundi's Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! (Go Film Yourselves!), Etoundi denounces the French criminal justice system, which tends to punish poor people of color more heavily than affluent white people who commit similar crimes.

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Caption 33 [fr]: Merci à vous, Didier Lupfer, François Mergier, David Kessler,
Caption 33 [en]: Thank you all, Didier Lupfer, François Mergier, David Kessler,

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Activist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Rokhaya Diallo talks about racial tensions between the police and young people in French working-class suburbs. She calls for better police training and more accountability to prevent violence against young people of color.

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Caption 85 [fr]: auraient pu l'être sous le mandat de François Hollande.
Caption 85 [en]: could have been so under François Hollande's mandate.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de la rose au caviar rouge

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The French Socialist Party held its second Fête de la rose (Rose Festival) in June 2011, thirty-three years after its first. The festival was filled with games and speeches (and cotton candy), in preparation for the French primary elections.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Alors, euh... je me rallierais à François, peut-être à Martine.
Caption 22 [en]: So, uh... I would get behind François [Hollande], maybe Martine [Aubry].

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 1/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Step inside the world of the Orion Conspiracy, a fictionalized (or is it?) documentary produced and directed by Seb Janiak. Part One will leave you asking questions, and eagerly anticipating the next installment.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Permettez-moi de me présenter. Je m'appelle François Rousseau.
Caption 2 [en]: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is François Rousseau.

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